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All concert, competition and festival organizers are reminded to list their Future Events in our yellow pages website. Its free to list and you can do it yourself. You can also change and update your listing yourself as further information becomes available.

The accordion yellow pages Future Events calendar displays at the top right hand side of this Weekly News of accordions.com in all 7 languages plus other popular sites such as the USA News and the Diatonic News.

Huge numbers of readers every year view the accordion yellow pages Future Events, so all accordion event organizers are urged to take full advantage of this free service to keep the accordion community informed.

Accordion museum at Karlssons Musik - Sweden

The accordion museum at Karlssons Musik is quite unique. It contains over 200 different historic accordions of different types from many different countries. Most of them are from Sweden, Germany, Italy and USA. Many of the old ones are also diatonic instruments.

This unique collection belongs to Ingvar Karlsson, the founder of Karlssons Musik (est 1970).The museum also contains accordions from famous artists, old pictures of accordion stars, old posters, old records and other "accordion memorabilia".

Every year a lot of people visit the museum attached to Karlssons Musik shop which is probably the biggest in Sweden being some 350 m2 of accordions and accordion products.

In May 2011, a new part of the accordion museum was opened and at the opening ceremony there were many visitors and also had some well known accordionists performing: Jörgen Sundeqvist, Pierre Eriksson, Alf Hågedal and Kallis Bengtsson.

Visit the museum free of charge. Ordinary visitors are welcome at any time during shop opening hours and larger groups are asked to please schedule a time so they can receive assistance.

Carrfour Mondial de l'Accordéon - Canada

Diatonic Accordion Festival - Brazil

Zé Calixto, Luizinho Calixto, Renato Borghetti, Oswaldinho do Acordeom, Arlindo dos 8 Baixos, Heleno dos 8 Baixos and Ivison were young and some of the artists who attended the event.

The city of Caruaru, considered the capital of Forro (musical style characteristic of the Brazilian Northeast), hosted the meeting of accomplished musicians and a new generation of musicians, all united by the desire to renew the Brazilian culture. Amid much excitement and full of memorable performances, the "Encontro dos 8 Baixos " handled the city on 18 and 19 August.

The hallmark of this inaugural event in Brazil was promoted recovery and rescue of the Diatonic Accordion, through the formation of new generations of accordion players and also new audiences - who were increasingly distant from the instrument.

Famous musicians such as Zé Calixto, the biggest name in the diatonic accordion in Brazil, and Luizinho Calixto, Renato Borghetti, Oswaldinho do Acordeom, Arlindo dos 8 Baixos and Heleno dos 8 Baixos attended the event, promoting a rich exchange of experience and two Master Classes dividing a lively stage show, open to the public.

CONTINUOUS LEARNING

"Another important aspect of the event was to allow students the only School of Accordion 8 Low in Brazil, also based in Caruaru, contact with renowned artists, increasing the stimulus and inspiration to continue his learning the instrument," says João Bento, founder school and one of the supporters of the event. Ivison Santos, one of the revelations of the school, which already have on your resume performances in Brazil and Germany, came on stage and performed alongside the great masters."The event received wide media attention and specialized regional and vehicles brought results far above expectations in terms of disclosure. Moreover, consistently contributed to the movement we're building for that talent and knowledge of great musicians are transmitted to new generations, "adds João Bento.The Festival of this system was carried out by ACÁCIA - Advertising and Marketing, ACESSO - Promotions and Events, was supported by the Foundation of Culture and Tourism of Caruaru and was sponsored by Pepsi, AmBev, and the Ministry of Culture of Brazil.

September Highlights of Alex Meixner - USA

Meixner’s formative musical studies were on piano and piano accordion, but he quickly branched out on drums, diatonic button accordion, bass and trumpet, his college major. This instrumental versatility is combined with a musical background that has included intense studies and performance of jazz, classical, pop, polkas and many ethnic folk music genres with some of the leading artists in the world. His talents in music and comedy were even featured on the Tonight Show on NBC in 2004. Most recently, his “Polka Freak Out” CD with Bubba Hernandez garnered a Grammy nomination in December, 2007.His busy appearance schedule will bring him in September to:

Antti Paalanen plays at Womex - Denmark/Finland

Accordionist Antti Paalanen will play at the prestigious Womex showcase event, held in Copenhagen in October. The first fifteen of the confirmed showcase artists were announced on 23 June.

Also an expert on the traditional folk music repertoire, Paalanen's current solo project approaches the creative side of contemporary folk music. His most recent album Breathbox (Siba Records 2010) focuses strongly on experimental and minimalistic expression, and it was produced by the famed accordion wizard Kimmo Pohjonen himself.

The solo project is only one of Paalanen's current creative activities. He also plays with several groups, including Trepaanit and the award winning duo Turkka & Paalanen.

Concert DUO Bandini/Chiacchiaretta in Sejong – Corea

Giampaolo Bandini - Cesare Chiacchiaretta Duo, guitar and bandoneon, formed in 2002 pursuing the clear aim to propose Argentine music through the charm and magic of its most representative instruments.Their first CD “Hombres de Tango” sold more than ten thousand copies and was greeted with great enthusiasm by the critics.Invited by the most important festivals and theatres in the world, they have toured in Mexico, Romania, China, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Holland, Croatia, Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, the Czech Republic , Hungary and will be next performing in the theater of Sejong Cultural Center.( organized by the Seul Philharmonic in the Big Hall of 600 seats) on September 25th at 8 pm.

For further information see http://www.bandinichiacchiaretta.com or write tocesaremagnum@hotmail.com or gia.bandini@gmail.com

The 36th edition of the International Castelfidardo Accordion Festival will be held from 20th until 25th September 2011.

Diatonic accordion is well represented amongst the Festival performers.

Danilo Paolonicola’s (picture right) group Ethnic Project, Maurizio Rolli (electric bass), Roberto Desiderio (drums) and Gionni Di Clemente (guitar, oud, bouzuki) is performing for the Opening Concert at 9pm, 20th September. With them will be Andrea Tini, student of M° Danilo Di Paolonicola, who attends school “Voglia d’Arte” of Teramo and is graduating in diatonic accordion at the Conservatorio A. Casella of L’Aquila.

On 22 September is the Groups, Bands & Piazzola music competition and award evening.

On September 24th the Serbian Duo of Peter Maric (accordion) and Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon) will perform a concert, time not yet announced. Peter Maric, winner of Coupe Mondiale and Trophée Mondial classical and entertainment categories and Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon) Astor Piazzolla Music Award winner and leader of the highly regarded Beltango Quintet will perform a program titled "Buttons and Bellows, Finally Together" in reference to "After 15 years of collaboration, they finally meet each other on the concert stage" .....

24 September, the ensemble Banda Adriatica led by Claudio Prima, diatonic accordion player and vocalist of Salento, is a meeting of cultures and backgrounds under the theme of the Adriatic Sea region. This is a project band with 5 brass, percussion, female vocals, a cello led by the diatonic accordionist.

“Two Half Dogs” duo born from the encounter between Paolo Polverini (diatonic accordion) and Silvano Staffolani (guitar). They offer a wide repertoire of musical styles. Dates to be confirmed.

The 61st Trophée Mondial organised by the Confédération Mondiale de l'Accordéon (CMA) is being held from 13th to 18th September in Pineto, Italy. For the first time, the CMA Trophée Mondial now includes two new categories for diatonic accordion.

The Variete Senior Diatonic category round 1 will run on Thursday 15th September evening and the round 2 on Friday 16th September evening. The full schedule is on the CMA website.

Junior Variety - Diatonic. (Maximum Age 18 years)1 Round: Own Choice Program with maximum time limit of 8 mins to include at least two pieces of different style and character. The pieces chosen should be mainly original works for Diatonic accordion.

Senior Variety - Diatonic. (Maximum Age 35 years)1st Round: Own Choice Program with maximum time limit of 9 mins.2nd Round:Own Choice Program with maximum time limit of 9 mins.Music performed in the second round must be different from those performed in the first round. The pieces chosen should be mainly original works for Diatonic accordion.

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Lorenzo Morales Dies At 97 - Columbia

Legendary Vallenato singer, composer, and musician Lorenzo Morales has died at the age of 97 early Friday morning, 26th August.

Morales, known as “Moralito,” died in hospital surrounded by his wife and 37 children in the early hours of Friday morning.

Having first achieved recognition for his accordion playing at the age of 17, Morales would go on to become famous for such songs as “La Gota Fria,” “El Errante,” “La Primavera,” and “La Carta y La Mala Situacion.”

16th Annual Sebastopol Cajun-Zydeco Festival - USA

September 10 2011 - Cajun Food and Zydeco Music 11:30 am to 7:00 pm - gates open at 11:00 amSpecial Guest appearance this year by Grammy Winner, the Queen of Zydeco - Queen Ida

The Zydeco Flames - 11:30am Local favorites with a big following One of the first bands to play our festival 16 years back! The Sheryl Cormier Band - 1:20pm Traditional Zydeco from this Veteran legend - A solid power house of a band! Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic - 3:10pm The heir apparent - nuff said! A rockin' dancin' good time Freeze Guillory & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band & Grammy Winner, the Queen of Zydeco Queen Ida - 5:00pm One of Zydeco music's Tip Top shows - The real deal Ya You right!

More Information: http://www.winecountrycajun.com/

12th Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival - USA

Since the autumn of 2000, the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival has been held annually in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to celebrate the local and national heritage of seafaring and maritime trades by taking nautical songs and music to the pubs, cafés, churches and streets of this seacoast town. The festival is held on the last weekend in September, with free music in the streets all afternoon Sunday. The eleventh annual festival was very well-received and highly successful and the twelfth will be held Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. For the third year in a row, Portsmouth’s Celtic Crossing gift shop has offered to sponsor the Saturday evening concert

Further Information: http://www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff/

IV Strumenti & Musica Festival, Spoleto - Italy

The IV Strumenti & Musica Festival opened on the 21st August in Spoleto. From 10 am to midnight, the three main squares and streets were part of a multitude of events. In every street, corner and Piazza of Spoleto were musical groups performing.

A highlight of the Strumenti & Musica Festival was the big tango concert "Homage to Astor Piazzolla's" by the group Cuarteto del Angel led by Cesare Chiacchiaretta (bandoneon and accordion) with Paolo Angelucci (violin), Marco Colacioppo (piano) and Nicola Di Camillo (double bass).

On the final night, Cesare Chiacchiaretta from Abruzzo was awarded the “Astor Piazzolla” Prize by Strumenti & Musica and Aldo Pagani, Italian publisher and friend of the Astor Piazzolla. This was a richly-deserved recognition, for the widespread performances in many countries by Cesare Chiacchiaretta and the high level of his performances.

Paolo Russo / Jazzhus Montmartre - Copenhagen/Denmark

Italian pianist and bandoneón player Paolo Russo is among Europe's new great jazz personalities with large repertoire ranging from unique interpretations of Piazzolla over jazz standards to his own beautiful compositions, performing both solo and in trio with bass veteran Klaus Hovman and the young drumming phenomenon Niclas Bardeleben.

An evening for those who love Piazzolla, tango and jazz with a taste of Italy - played with passion.

for more Informaiton www.paolorusso.comhttp://www.jazzhusmontmartre.dk/concerts.htmle-mail: paolo@paolorusso.com

Rhythm & Roots Festival, Rhode Island – USA

The annual Rhythm & Roots Festival takes place at Ninigret Park, Charlestown, Rhode Island, from September 2nd to 4th. There are all day concerts plus workshops, featuring a variety of Blues, Cajun and Zydeco musicians.

Button Box Gathering 2011, Scotland - UK

The annual ‘Button Box Gathering’ concert takes place on September 8th, 7.30pm, at the Eden Court Theatre, Bishop's Road, Inverness IV3 5SA, in the Scottish Highlands.

The event attracts the finest button accordion players from across Scotland for an unforgettable evening’s entertainment, honouring the players and sounds of the Shand Morino and other button accordions.

The host for the evening is Andy Ross. This concert always sells out, so early booking is advised.

Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi Features XV Accordion Week - Portugal

Picture above: Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi and Luca Lucini in the beautiful Monastery of Alcobaça, a World Heritage Site and one of seven Wonders of Portugal.

Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (Italy) was featured in performance and in workshops at the XV International Accordion Week which included the XVI National Trophy of Accordion. These events were held in the lovely city of Monastery of Alcobaça in Portugal. The Tango Duo of Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi and Luca Lucini were performing on the Closing Concert in a World Heritage site, the Monastery of Alcobaça to a very appreciative audience.

There were about 40 events involving about 40 young accordionists from north to south with a very strong educational component, lots of encouragement and a warm presence amongst all the participants.

The Association of Accordion and Orchestra of Alcobaça have, led by Anibal Freire have once again, produced a high quality international event in Portugal, greatly enjoyed by all those who attended.

Wayne Toups & ZyDeCajun Band Gigs - USA

Dervish Concerts - Belgium,USA, UK, Finland, Ireland, Holland

Le Vent du Nord - Canada

Le Vent du Nord is constantly on the road, playing 100+ concerts a year, mostly in North America and Europe. They have performed all across Canada, in over 40 US states, and in over 15 European countries (England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Italy, Spain, France, Slovenia, Portugal, Switzerland...). Regular venues, college venues, and major festivals are booking them everywhere, and every performance is a hit!

Since its inception in August 2002, Le Vent du Nord have been enjoying rocketing success. They have received several prestigious awards, including a Juno. The band is now one of the most-loved Quebec folk outfits throughout the world. The group’s current line-up consists of singers / multi-instrumentalists Nicolas Boulerice, Simon Beaudry, Olivier Demers, and Réjean Brunet. Some of their songs come from traditional folk repertoire, while others are original compositions. On stage, these four friends achieve peaks of happiness they eagerly share with any and all audiences. Le Vend du Nord know how to deliver music that will move any crowd – to their feet and in their hearts! This is undoubtedly music of the here and now

John Kirkpatrick @ The Potteries Folk Club, Staffordshire – UK

On Friday September 9th, 8pm, diatonic folk accordionist and singer John Kirkpatrick is the guest at The Potteries Folk Club, The 45 Club, Lancaster Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 1DS.

John Kirkpatrick is widely acknowledged as the British folk scene’s best and busiest button accordionist, constantly in demand at folk clubs and festivals as a performer and workshop leader, and also in the theatre and recording studios as a session musician.

He has appeared on more than 60 recordings by other artistes, and has released many CDs of his own, plus a tuition DVD for melodeon. John K plays the 3-row British chromatic button accordion, 1 and 2 row melodeons, and the Anglo concertina. He is also a fine singer and composer.

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Lepistö & Lehti release Radio Moskova - Finland

by Merja Hottinen / Fimic

The duo of accordionist Markku Lepistö and bassist Pekka Lehti will release their second album Radio Moskova (Aito Records) in September.

Since Lepistö & Lehti's previous, awarded and praised album Helsinki, the duo have renewed their sound palette. Nevertheless, they have not forgotten the atmospheric harmonies and beautiful melodies that have captivated audiences around the world.

The title track of the album is a reminiscence of the radio shows from the 1970's that Pekka Lehti used to listen with his old tube radio. The foreign radio shows - from the former Soviet Union, among others - made an impact on the young musician, who later busted the same radio by using it as an amplifier for his punk rock bass guitar.

The new album's release date in Finland is 8 September, with a record release concert on 15 September.

Norske Drag CD by Jon Faukstad Available Online - Norway

Jon Faukstad is one of Norway's most famous concertina and accordionists. Jon Faukstad is also a genuine folk musician, who as a teen-ager often played at local dances in his home area of Gudbrandsdal. In 1970 he started playing together with the folk violinist Hans W. Brimi.

Together they have made countless folk music concerts in Norway and numerous programs for radio and TV.

The music of this CD is a selection of the wide variety of Norwegian folk music that Jon Faukstad has played and presented over the years. These melodies all arranged by Jon Faukstad are played by a skillful artist and a true folk musician, so that Jon Faukstad makes you feel that this is exactly how these old folk tunes should sound.

Many tracks have voice or other instruments such as violin added. Listen to the sound samples online.